Clutch



J. G. BAILEY.

CLUTCH. 4 APPLICATION FILED MAR, 28,192].

Patented 1 611.2 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2. :0 (\2 I sionof relatively high velocity and which may be quickly engaged and disengaged and JAMES e. BAILEY, or KNOXVILLE, 'rnn'ivnssnn.

CLUTCH.

, Application filed March as, 1921. Serial No. 456,415.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES G. BAILEY, a

'citizen of the United States, residing. at Knoxvllle, 1n the county of Knox and 'State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Clutche's,-of which the.

follow ng is a specification, reference being had to the-accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to the type of clutches comprising disks which are transverse to the clutch axis and which make inter-engagements by means of pins or fin gers and apertures arrangedparallel to the clutch axis. p

The object of the invention is to produce a clutch which will serve for the transmisstop the shaft to which power is transmitted.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is alongitudinal section of a clutch embodying my improvement;

. Fig. 2 is an elevation lookingat the structure of Fig. 1 from the right; Fig. 3 is a section on the line, 3-3, of Fig. 1, looking toward the left:

Fig. 4 is a section on the line, 4 l, of Fig. 1 ,flooking toward the right;

.Fig. 5 is a section on the line, 5-5, of Fig. 1, looking toward the right;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line, 66,' of Fig. 1, looking toward the right. 7

Referring to the drawings, J, is a horizontal shaft resting in suitable bearings (not shown). This shaft isto receive m0.

tion from the band pulley, B, and said pulley is to receive motion from the band, A.

A hub, D, surrounds the end of the shaft,

J, and is fixed ansaid shaft by a key, D

Said hub has a cylindrical extension, D

. which is in axial alignment with the shaft,

J. The opposite endof the hub, D, has a radial flange, D, the right hand face of which is a continuation of the right hand faceof the hub. The pulley, B, loosely surrounds'the right hand part of the hub, the

pulley having an annular recess, B which receives the flange, D of the hub. "Said flange prevents rightward movement of the pulley. At the left of the pulley the hub s surrounded by a retaining ring, C, which is fixed to the hub by a key, D whereby it is made a part of thehub. The ring, C, has three horizontal apertures, G which are equi-distant from each other and equi-dis taut from the axis f thes h f J, and are Specification of Letterlatent. .Patntefllieb adapted to register with three similarly lo-i cated sockets,.B in theadjacent face of the pulley, B. i

At theleft of the retaining rin '2. disk,

E, havin'g'a central aperture, E surrounds the extension, D of the hub loosely so. as

to permit the'sliding ofthe disk horizontally on said extension toward and from'the retainlng rlng; and the hub. On .saic l disk are fixed three pins or fingers, E which extend into the apertures, C oftheretaining ring and 'also into the sockets, B ,of the pulley, B. lvVhen the free ends of thefingers,

E arein the sockets, B the piilleywill compel movement of the fingers around the .axis of the shaft, J. That will compel the.

rotation of the ring, C, and the hub,- D.

Since as above described, the.hub, .is-keyed to theshaft. J, said shaft mustnowjrotate with said hub and ring. i

The left handor outer end of sion, 13 ,01 the hub is screwthreaded nut, F, s placed n the threaded part .of

said extension. Between said nut andthe disk, E, said extension is surrounded by an expanding coil spring, F which bears against said nut and the disk,-E. Normally the nut is stationary,fwhile the disk, E, may

be pressed leftward against the yielding resistance of the spring} I A housing, G, surrounds said :nut and spring and has in its left hand part an aperture, G into which extends theouter end of said extension, saidaperture'being large enough to avoid engagement between the housing and theextension, D

which-rests against'the: left hand face" of the disk, E. Screws, seem-end: through said flange and into said disk, whereby the Said housing has an outward-directed flange, G

housing is bound immovably to said disk so that it must move in unison wlth the disk,

E. When the housing has been removed, the nut, F, maybe adjusted toward and from the body of'the hub by turning the nut in the appropriate direction, wherebyfthe pressure of the spring, F is varied. On the interior of the housing isa lug, G whichcan movevinto position overone of the faces of .the nut WllGIitlIGllOllSlIlg 1s moved into position after the nut has been adjusted, When in such position, the lug prevents the turning of, thenut. r v p,

At "theiight' of the hub, D, a disk, H, loosely surrounds the shaft, J"; 1011 said disk al three rigid fingers, H V

tant from each other and from the axis of said shaft and resting slidably in apertures, D extending horizontally through the hub, D. Said fingers are long enough to bear against the disk, E, while the disk, H, is away from the hub, D, a distance equal to the distance the fingers, E penetrate the sockets, B of the pulley, l3,'when the fingers, E are in the working position. The pulley is cutaway at B to allow the disk, H, to bear against the hub, D, without bearing against the pulley.

A forked lever, I, is pivoted at 1?, and has "arms, 1 which stand at opposite sides of the shaft, J, in position to bear against the "right hand face of the disk, H, near'the rim of said disk,

The operation is as follows:

In the absence of pressure by the lever, I, on the disk, -H, the spring, F presses the disk, E, toward the ring, C, and the body of the hub, D, whereby the free ends of the fingers, E are made to bear against the adjacent face of the pulley, B, until the sockets, B are, by the rotation of the pulley brought intoposition to receive sald fingers. As soon as said" fingers enter said sockets, the fingers, the disk, E, the hub, D, and the shaft J, turn in unison with the pulley. This movement continues until the lever, I, is moved to make the arms, 1 bear against the disk, H, whereby said disk is moved toward the hub, D. Such movement of said diskforces the fingers, H, against the disk, E, whereby that disk is forced away .from the ring, C, and the body of the hub, D. Such movement of the disk, 1], causes the disk to draw the fingers, E in the same direction until they have been retracted out of the'sockets, B of the pulley, B. As soon asthat occurs,thepulley is free to turnwithout turning the hub, D. While such disengagement is being effected V by the pressure of the arms of the lever, 11,

such pressure also acts as a brake to retard the turningof the disk, H. Thus the lever, I, servesthe double purpose of releasing the ring, G, hub, D, and the shaft, J, and make a brake application to bring the shaft, Land the hub, D, and other parts supported by said hub quickly to rest. i

I claim as my invention, a

1. In a clutch of the nature described, a shalt, a hub fixed on said shaft, a pulley loosely surrounding saidihub, two d sks on the axial line of said shaft at opposite sides of the hub andimovable parallel. to the shaft axis, the first of saidt disks bearing fingers directed toward theother of said disks and adapted to have their ends engage the pul ley, yielding means tending to press said disk toward the pulley, and the second of said disks having fingers extending thr-ough the hub and adaptedltoibear against the first disk, and means to be actuated the axial line of saidshaft at opposite sides of the hub and mo able parallel to the shaft 2 s, the first of said disk-s bearing fingers directed toward the other of said disks and adapted to have their ends engage the-pulley, yielding means tending", to press said disk toward the pulley, and the second of said disks llilfilllg fingers extending through the hub and adapted to bear against the first disk, and means to be actuatedl by power extraneous to, the clutch for pressing the second disk toward the first disk with sufficient force to overcoi 1e said yieldin means,

whereby the first disk is pressed away from the pulley and the fingers of said disk are disengaged from the pulley, substantially as described.

3. In a clutch of the nature described, a shaft,; a hub fixed on said shaft and having two flanges, a pulley loosely'surrounding said hub between said flanges, two disks on the axial line. ofsaid shaft and moyable parallel to the shaft axis, the first of said disks bearing fingers directed toward the other of saiddisks and in slidingengagement with the adJacent flange and adapted to have their ends engage the pulley, yielding means tending to press said disk toward the and the second of said. diskshaving fingers extending through the hub and adapted to bear against the first disk, and means to be actuated. by power extraneous to the clutch for pressing the second disk toward the first disk with sufficient force to overcome said yielding means, whereby the first disk is pressed away from the pulley and the fingers of said'first disk are dise lgagged from the pulley, substantiallyas" described. e

4-. in a c lutcl of the nature described, a on said shaft and having '1 o l xer.

a pulley loosely surrounding allcl tothe shaft axis, the first of said disks bearing fingers directed toward the other that two ,es,

said hub between said fianges, two disks on the axial line of said shaft and movable'pan of saidldisks and extending slidably through the adjacent flange and adapted to have their ends engage the pulley, yielding means tending to press said disk toward the pulley, and the second of said disks-having fingers extending through the hub and adapted to bear against the first disk, and means to be actuated by power extraneous to the clutch for pressing the second disk to ward the first disk with sufficient force to overcome said yielding means, whereby; the first disk is pressed away from the pulley and the fingers of said disk are disengaged from the pulley, substantially as described. 5'. In a clutch ofthe nature described, a shaft, a hubfixedon said shaft and having an extension in axial alignment with said shaft, a pulley loosely surrounding said hub, two disks on the axial line of said shaft and movable parallel to the shaft axis, the first of said disks bearing fingers directed toward the other of said disks and adapted to have their ends engage the pulley, a spring surrounding said extension and tending to press said disk toward the pulley, and the second of said disks having fingers extending through the hub and adapted to bear against the first disk, and means to be actuated by power extraneous to the clutch for pressing the second disk toward the first disk with sufficient force to overcome said spring, whereby the first disk is pressed away from the pulley and the fingers of said disks are disengaged from the pulley, substantially as described.

6. In a clutch of the nature described, a shaft, a hub fixed on said shaft and having an extension in axial alignment with said shaft, a pulley loosely surrounding said hub, two disks on the axial line of said shaft and movable parallel to the shaft axis, the first of said disks bearing fingers directed toward the other of said disks and adapted to have their ends engage the pulley, a nut on said extension, a spring surrounding said extension between said nut and said disk and tending to press said disk toward the pulley, and the second of said disks having fingers extending through the'hub and adapted to.

bear against the first disk, and means to be actuated by power extraneous to the clutch for pressing the second disk toward the first disk with suflicient force to' overcome said spring, whereby the first disk is pressed away from the pulley and the fingers of said disks are disengaged from the pulley, substantially as described.

7. In a clutch of the nature described,a shaft, a hub fixed on said shaft and having an extension in axial alignment with said shaft, apulley loosely surro-unding said and movable parallel to the shaft axis, the first of said disks bearing fingers directed toward the other of said disks and adapted to have their ends engage the pulley, a nut on said extension, a spring surrounding said extension between said nut and said disk.

and'tending to press said disk toward the pulley, a housing supported by the first disk and enclosing said spring and nut, and the second of said disks having fingers extending through the hub and adapted to bear against the firstdisk', and means to ;be. act-n ated bypower extraneous to the clutch for pressing the second disk toward thefirstfdisk with 'sufiicient force" to overcome; said spring, whereby the first, disk is' pressed away from the pulley and'the fingersof said the pulley, sub J disks are disengaged from stantially as described.

8. In a clutch of the nature described, a

shaft,a hub fixed on said shaft and having an extension in axial alignment with said.

shaft, a pulley loosely surrounding said hub, two disks on the axial line of said'shaft and movable parallel to the shaft axis, the first of said disks bearing fingers directed toward the other of said disks and adapted .to have their ends engage the pulley, a nut on said extension, a spring surrounding said extension between saidv nut and said disk and. tending to press said disk toward the pulley, V

a houslng supported by the first disk and enclosing said spring and nut and engaging the nut, and the second of said dlsks having fingers extending through. the hub and adapted to bear against the first disk, and means to be actuated by power extraneous to the clutch for pressing the second disk" toward the firstdisk'with sufiicient force to overcome said spring, whereby the first disk is pressed away from the pulley and the fingers of said disks are disengagedjfrom the pulley, substantially as described. i

9. In a clutch of the naturedescribed, a shaft, a wheel-form member surrounding the axial line of the shaft and rotatable relative to said shaft and having sockets on one side, means held for rotation with the shaft at that side of the wheel-form member and adapted to engage in said sockets, yielding means pressing said engaging means toward the wheel-form member, shifting means mounted for rotation with'the shaft and movable parallel to said shaft toward said engaging member to press the latter away from the wheel-form member in opposition to sald yielding means, and a controlling member free from the shaft relative to ro-' hub and rotatable relative to the hub and having sockets (lllOIIQSIdGfHlGtLIlS held for rotation with the shaft at that side of the wheel-form member and adapted to engage in said sockets, yielding means pressing said engaging means toward the wheel-form member, shifting means mounted for rota? tion with the shaft and movable parallel to said shaft toward said engaging member to press the latter away from the wheel-form member in opposition to said yielding means, and a controlling member free from the shaft relative to rotation and adapted to bear parallel to the shaft against the shifting means whereby the shifting means is made to press the engaging means away from the wheel-form member in opposition to said yielding means and a braking action 10 tending to stop rotation is exerted on the shifting means, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name, this 25th day of March, in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty one. 15

JAMES G. BAILEY. 

